United States · 3,475,638 recorded births
Top baby names of 1966
Lisa and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Kristen (up 42), Sonya (up 34), Sean (up 29), Derek (up 26).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 56,918 | · |
| 2 | Kimberly | 32,232 | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Mary | 28,890 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Michelle | 27,159 | ▲ 14 |
| 5 | Karen | 25,450 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Susan | 23,776 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Patricia | 20,112 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Tammy | 18,621 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Angela | 18,532 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 18,215 | ▲ 10 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 17,418 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Donna | 17,037 | ▼ 5 |
| 13 | Julie | 16,331 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Deborah | 16,250 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Pamela | 16,249 | ▼ 3 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 15,887 | · |
| 17 | Sandra | 15,851 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Linda | 15,566 | ▼ 10 |
| 19 | Laura | 15,553 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Christine | 15,546 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Lori | 14,671 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Melissa | 14,254 | ▲ 16 |
| 23 | Tina | 13,892 | ▲ 6 |
| 24 | Dawn | 13,603 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 | Brenda | 13,294 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Kelly | 13,242 | ▲ 4 |
| 27 | Barbara | 13,123 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Sharon | 13,063 | ▼ 6 |
| 29 | Teresa | 13,024 | ▼ 5 |
| 30 | Amy | 12,998 | ▲ 5 |
| 31 | Tracy | 12,504 | ▲ 5 |
| 32 | Denise | 11,797 | ▼ 4 |
| 33 | Nancy | 11,729 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Cheryl | 11,713 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Debra | 11,261 | ▼ 8 |
| 36 | Michele | 10,689 | ▲ 12 |
| 37 | Kathleen | 10,491 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 10,160 | ▲ 6 |
| 39 | Rhonda | 9,805 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 9,777 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Wendy | 9,516 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Robin | 9,440 | ▼ 9 |
| 43 | Kim | 9,194 | · |
| 44 | Maria | 9,132 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Diane | 8,750 | ▼ 5 |
| 46 | Theresa | 8,699 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 8,360 | · |
| 48 | Carol | 8,259 | ▼ 6 |
| 49 | Jill | 7,871 | ▲ 2 |
| 50 | Paula | 7,856 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Sheila | 7,208 | ▼ 1 |
| 52 | Andrea | 7,144 | ▲ 11 |
| 53 | Sherry | 6,983 | ▲ 3 |
| 54 | Catherine | 6,962 | ▲ 3 |
| 55 | Margaret | 6,960 | ▼ 3 |
| 56 | Cindy | 6,794 | ▼ 3 |
| 57 | Janet | 6,434 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 | Gina | 6,356 | ▲ 12 |
| 59 | Kathy | 6,319 | ▼ 5 |
| 60 | Carolyn | 6,121 | ▼ 2 |
| 61 | Ann | 5,993 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Suzanne | 5,684 | ▲ 3 |
| 63 | Laurie | 5,667 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Diana | 5,504 | · |
| 65 | Beth | 5,444 | ▲ 1 |
| 66 | Renee | 5,354 | ▲ 2 |
| 67 | Christina | 5,341 | ▲ 7 |
| 68 | Dana | 5,278 | ▲ 10 |
| 69 | Tracey | 5,127 | ▲ 16 |
| 70 | Connie | 5,102 | ▼ 9 |
| 71 | Leslie | 4,999 | ▲ 4 |
| 72 | Terri | 4,921 | ▼ 3 |
| 73 | Debbie | 4,846 | ▼ 11 |
| 74 | Valerie | 4,816 | ▼ 7 |
| 75 | Monica | 4,722 | ▼ 3 |
| 76 | Stacey | 4,586 | ▲ 8 |
| 77 | Carla | 4,508 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Katherine | 4,492 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Annette | 4,428 | ▼ 8 |
| 80 | Janice | 4,345 | ▼ 7 |
| 81 | Lynn | 4,306 | ▼ 1 |
| 82 | Regina | 4,295 | · |
| 83 | Anne | 4,151 | ▼ 6 |
| 84 | Wanda | 4,093 | ▼ 3 |
| 85 | Sarah | 4,034 | ▲ 7 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 4,008 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 | Heidi | 3,966 | ▲ 18 |
| 88 | Anita | 3,872 | ▲ 6 |
| 89 | Shelly | 3,856 | ▲ 9 |
| 90 | Bonnie | 3,842 | ▼ 1 |
| 91 | Stacy | 3,779 | ▲ 28 |
| 92 | Sherri | 3,747 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Colleen | 3,746 | · |
| 94 | Darlene | 3,728 | ▼ 11 |
| 95 | Anna | 3,682 | ▲ 1 |
| 96 | Tonya | 3,630 | ▲ 33 |
| 97 | Judy | 3,510 | ▼ 11 |
| 98 | Tamara | 3,482 | ▲ 6 |
| 99 | Cathy | 3,421 | ▼ 11 |
| 100 | Joyce | 3,399 | ▼ 10 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 79,985 | · |
| 2 | David | 66,408 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | James | 65,163 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | John | 65,016 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Robert | 59,317 | · |
| 6 | William | 38,237 | · |
| 7 | Mark | 34,801 | · |
| 8 | Richard | 34,457 | · |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 30,200 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Thomas | 29,003 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Timothy | 28,923 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Christopher | 27,866 | ▲ 6 |
| 13 | Steven | 27,698 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Brian | 27,253 | ▲ 5 |
| 15 | Joseph | 26,981 | ▼ 4 |
| 16 | Scott | 26,036 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Kevin | 25,592 | ▼ 4 |
| 18 | Paul | 23,578 | ▼ 2 |
| 19 | Daniel | 23,269 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Charles | 22,252 | · |
| 21 | Kenneth | 20,834 | · |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,624 | · |
| 23 | Gregory | 17,009 | · |
| 24 | Ronald | 16,952 | · |
| 25 | Eric | 16,475 | · |
| 26 | Stephen | 14,742 | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Donald | 14,713 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Gary | 14,155 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Todd | 13,557 | ▲ 1 |
| 30 | Edward | 13,279 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,405 | · |
| 32 | Keith | 11,614 | ▲ 3 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,401 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Matthew | 10,803 | ▲ 2 |
| 35 | Rodney | 10,268 | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Andrew | 10,235 | ▲ 1 |
| 37 | George | 9,941 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,709 | · |
| 39 | Peter | 8,584 | · |
| 40 | Terry | 8,455 | · |
| 41 | Jerry | 8,429 | · |
| 42 | Jeffery | 7,904 | ▲ 5 |
| 43 | Frank | 7,787 | · |
| 44 | Dennis | 7,786 | · |
| 45 | Randy | 7,758 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,729 | · |
| 47 | Raymond | 7,376 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Troy | 6,905 | ▲ 5 |
| 49 | Tony | 6,571 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Sean | 6,490 | ▲ 29 |
| 51 | Roger | 6,296 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Bryan | 5,890 | ▲ 11 |
| 53 | Bruce | 5,843 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Shawn | 5,725 | ▲ 15 |
| 55 | Chris | 5,257 | ▲ 5 |
| 56 | Carl | 5,227 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Alan | 4,943 | ▲ 2 |
| 58 | Vincent | 4,941 | ▲ 3 |
| 59 | Wayne | 4,891 | ▲ 6 |
| 60 | Gerald | 4,863 | ▲ 4 |
| 61 | Russell | 4,857 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Danny | 4,721 | ▼ 6 |
| 63 | Darren | 4,718 | ▼ 11 |
| 64 | Ricky | 4,680 | ▼ 7 |
| 65 | Jonathan | 4,662 | ▲ 9 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 4,644 | · |
| 67 | Steve | 4,617 | ▼ 12 |
| 68 | Bradley | 4,555 | ▲ 4 |
| 69 | Mike | 4,526 | ▼ 18 |
| 70 | Randall | 4,448 | ▲ 3 |
| 71 | Phillip | 4,402 | ▼ 1 |
| 72 | Jeff | 4,387 | ▼ 10 |
| 73 | Johnny | 4,363 | ▲ 3 |
| 74 | Joe | 4,334 | ▼ 3 |
| 75 | Curtis | 4,242 | · |
| 76 | Jon | 4,239 | ▲ 2 |
| 77 | Jimmy | 4,238 | ▲ 4 |
| 78 | Martin | 4,210 | ▼ 11 |
| 79 | Jose | 4,194 | ▲ 10 |
| 80 | Billy | 4,182 | ▼ 3 |
| 81 | Samuel | 4,155 | ▲ 3 |
| 82 | Bobby | 4,068 | ▼ 2 |
| 83 | Walter | 4,057 | ▼ 1 |
| 84 | Dean | 4,041 | ▲ 4 |
| 85 | Dale | 3,985 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Philip | 3,954 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 | Barry | 3,916 | ▼ 1 |
| 88 | Darryl | 3,817 | ▼ 20 |
| 89 | Jason | 3,770 | ▲ 22 |
| 90 | Glenn | 3,668 | ▼ 5 |
| 91 | Jay | 3,598 | ▼ 1 |
| 92 | Henry | 3,575 | ▲ 2 |
| 93 | Willie | 3,546 | · |
| 94 | Roy | 3,522 | ▲ 1 |
| 95 | Darrell | 3,497 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 | Arthur | 3,482 | · |
| 97 | Allen | 3,420 | ▼ 5 |
| 98 | Tracy | 3,380 | ▲ 12 |
| 99 | Harold | 3,323 | · |
| 100 | Albert | 3,297 | · |